Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
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Artist Terri Bell presents an abstract piece that combines linear work and an organized circular pattern. "It organically combines the two areas into a peacef...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Andres Lopez presents a view of abstracted imagery from a rippled stream. "It was so difficult to find this hundred-year-old bridge in the city that wh...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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The painting exudes playfulness with its energetic application of fluorescent colors. The overlapping strokes of green, yellow, and pink create a lively compo...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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A two-toned contemporary abstract piece features a textured surface. In her signature style, artist Janet Hamilton crafts through thick layers of paint applie...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Artist Patrick Duffy presents abstract spheres etched in subtle contrasting textures. He creates a dialogue between the imagination and the fundamentals of all things space. "It's an exploration of newly learned concepts and a unique way to visualize them through artwork and design," says Patrick. Within his creative process, shapes become symbols of time and process, guiding the eye and mind to think of dark solar windswept patterns that are balanced and engaging.
About the Artist
Artist Patrick Duffy creates multi-scaled abstract compositions that seek to realize patterns through process, form, and color. Growing up in the coastal town of Blue Hill, Maine, he started creating artwork very early. He explores time, space, theoretical, and science fiction themes, describing his works as translated visions of paradoxes. Patrick received his BFA from Pratt Institute in 2006, being part of many shows in New York, New England, and Houston, TX. Publications include The New York Times, “Things to See in the Hudson Valley†for the exhibition “Intricate Realities†at the Catskill Arts Society in 2016, as well as “Creating in Color†for Trouvé Magazine Volume 3 in 2015. Since 2019, Patrick has resided in Austin, Texas. He has worked with artists Takashi Murakami (Kai Kai...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Inspired by Rothko and color field painting, artist Marie-Eve Champagne explores the captivating power of color modulations. Marie-Eve plays with an extended ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
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"Can something broken remain whole?" probes artist Marie-Eve Champagne. Lines connect, disconnect, and reconnect with intertwining strokes in a dynamic rhythm...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist George Peebles exhibits a captivating view of a dramatic landscape. The striking colors of a new day beautifully emerge from the sky. A stark contrast ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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"Amid the autumn season, I revisit the natural stages from sprouting to maturing and the long waiting in between," says artist Shyun Song. The yellow-green, s...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Artist Terri Bell presents a geometric abstract in gridded aggregations of bold colors. She uses organic brush patterns and color co...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Linear geometric forms and a monochromatic color palette create a bold statement. The bright yellow conveys a sense of freedom, and the bold line symbolizes a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Part of artist Gary J. Noland Jr.'s abstract landscape series. Horizontal strokes in beige, black, blue, and white fill the composition. Rich tones make a com...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Robin Okun depicts a gathering of five tall figures against a backdrop of vibrant blue. The strong geometric abstract designs in variations of blues un...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Patrick Duffy uses abstraction to create a dialogue between the imagination and remove the limiting barriers of distance and dimension. He cleverly use...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Patrick Duffey creates a dialogue between the imagination and removing limiting barriers of distance and various dimensions. The monochromatic painting...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist John Diehl paints a triangular shape with crisp, bold lines cutting through it, giving it a sense of structure. While its elegance is apparent from a d...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Cynthia Ligeros displays a panoramic abstract of a moody winter twilight. Hues of blue and yellow glimmer throughout the composition. She draws inspira...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Painting what he calls Architectural Abstractions, artist Craig Rouse imagines a minimalist setting of geometric shapes. He constru...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Craig Rouse paints a simplified abstract environment composed of angled structures. Part of his NAR series, meaning No Assem...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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An abstraction of the ship Lady Anne meanders adrift lost at sea in artist Joey Korom's abstract piece. Black, gray, and pale-yellow ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Part of artist Lisa Carney's GeoFlora series of intensely mesmerizing blossoms. She shares floral abstractions in a soothing atmospheric scene inspired by oce...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Courtney Jacobs presents a lively abstract with sweeping and swerving colors. Inspired by playful, bright summer days, Courtney creates joyful applicat...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
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A turquoise gradient lays out the canvas in artist Sarah Parsons' abstract landscape. She paints the feeling of cool grass on bare feet and the crisp end of s...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
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Artist Morgan Fite displays an abstract representation of walking through a winter season. Layered dark forest green makes a star...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Artist Patrick Duffy creates an abstract dialogue between the imagination and the fundamentals of all things space. He paints half-crescent moons emerging wit...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Gary J. Noland Jr displays a complex modern abstract in diverse bands of colors and arrangements. Gary smears, scrapes, scratches, and sands the compos...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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"Red and blue shapes which are overlapped in the piece imply emotional dependency," explains artist Shyun Song. "The yellow background signifies the emotional...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Artist George Peebles paints a prismatic abstract in vibrant colors. An artistic interpretation of the first day of summer. George adds orbs of light...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Part of artist Rachel Srinivasan's signature cubist coffee series. For these pieces, she studies her extensive collection of cafetieres that she keeps in her studio. The works are both about celebrating her love of coffee, and depicting light, pattern, and repetition as though it were set to music.
About the Artist
For Rachel Srinivasan, an idea is worth putting on a canvas only if it still feels exciting after a few days. Rachel enjoys mulling the idea over in her mind for some time before creating an artwork. She hopes viewers will engage with her work and wonder about the subject matter, shapes and colors. "My current work is all about creating a connection between the person on the canvas with the viewer," she explains. She prefers large paintings and sometimes even makes her own canvases. She currently lives in Arizona and enjoys baking rhubarb pies, reading, running and going to art museums.
Words that describe this painting: coffee, caffeine, cubism, espresso, still life, repetition, cubist, Picasso, Georges Braque, abstract, cuisine, non-representational, modern , oil painting, grey
Blue Chip...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Artist Karen Hansen paints an atmospheric abstract exploring autumn's vibrant and joyful colors. Part of her Forest Bathing Series. "Forest bathing is a pract...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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A vibrant and energetic mixed media abstract using oil, scraps of paper, and spray paint. Artist Janet Hamilton created this piece with a process that involve...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Vibrant red and pink circles figurately dominate the coast on a hot summer day. An abstracted view from above of colorful bucket hats and beach umbrellas, the...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Folk Art Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media
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Artist Patrick O'Boyle creates an abstract view with streaks of bright vivid colors. He paints mustard yellow and pale pink with accents of indigo. Part of his Aerial Landscape series. He references vertical photography...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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An expansive abstract view of vast blue rolling hills by artist Alicia Dunn. "I wanted to create a dreamscape that would resemble a landscape, or a landscape ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Part of artist Cynthia Ligeros' new abstract series of real-life bouquets of flowers. She builds on the energy and the feelings she gets from the individual f...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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"It's easy to consider how beautiful and fresh our landscapes can be after a good rainstorm," says artist Ronda Waiksnis. "The water flows in my neighboring s...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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An atmospheric abstraction recalling the deep red walls of a towering canyon system. "This piece is an exploration in mark-making using a variety of tools inc...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Sarah Parsons presents an abstract depicting an expansive landscape. She paints bold contrasts of color, texture, and movement. The piece expresses tha...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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"London’s celebrated public park, Trafalgar Square, faces the National Gallery," says artist Joey Korom. "Trafalgar is the hom...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Srinivas Kathoju demonstrates an absorbing abstract landscape using vibrant linear forms. He takes inspiration from vast open fields, mountains, and ho...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Sharp angular forms in soft blue, orange, indigo, and gray travel together over mounds of smoky deep blue and white. "This piece depicts a series of bright ge...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Ruth-Anne Siegel envisions a dreamscape of interwoven formations and structures. She plays around with the ambiguity of the shapes she paints. Highly inspired by nature, she makes an expressive cacophony of colors.
About the Artist
Ruth-Anne Siegel's vibrant floral paintings flow from memory and her love of music. As she works, she references her own photographs and sketchbook, and draws energy from the sounds of Etta James...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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This painting is part of an ongoing series in which Natasha Tayles abstracts the world around her. Her color palette and mark-making adjust to reference the s...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Part of Natasha's signature circles series. Loose, geometric abstraction of land and sky. Suggestion of the sun shining on a field of flowers. Warm pinks and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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A panoramic view of a glorious sunset. Its last coral rays lining the horizon. Artist Janet Dyer took inspiration from videos that were playing during a visit...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Courtney Jacobs offers a lively burst of warm colors in this expressive abstract painting. Vibrant hues of red, yellow, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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"This piece was inspired by the challenges that we all face at times," shares artist Cynthia Ligeros. "When the world changes for the worse overnight, it's no...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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Artist Pat Forbes depicts an abstract landscape with large towering structures under a murky atmosphere. "This piece reflects on the pleasures of traveling, and the joy of experiencing new and exciting places," says Pat. Uneven lines make up chunks of large structural shapes drawn close to one another. A green glowing sphere shines above the city that features prominent hues of blue, green, and yellow.
About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the west coast of Florida, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.
Words that describe this painting: abstract, architecture, travel, buildings, sun, city, cityscape, travel, abstract, architecture, travel, acrylic painting, green
Old City...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
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Artist Gary J. Noland Jr. demonstrates an abstract grid with organic structures. He combines two of his signature series to create a captivating composition. ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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Part of artist Janet Hamilton's new abstract series. By carefully choosing a color palette, Janet then layers oil paint into a grid pattern. Predominated by w...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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A modernist abstract constructed in three vertical columns of expressive color emerging from a black background. Artist Janet Hamilton used a palette knife to create a tactile surface in alternating bands of rich pinks, yellows and tonal greys. Part of Janet's signature series exploring geometric lines and color grids.
About the Artist
Janet Hamilton is an abstract expressionist who creates heavily-textured and multi-layered paintings. She is an Illinois-based artist whose studio space is a converted library complete with stained glass windows, a balcony and fireplace. Throughout her portfolio, she demonstrates a mastery over color choice; each palette creates a specific emotion and mood. She builds the texture of her painting with many layers to reflect the emotional depth of her passion-filled process.
Words that describe this painting: geometric, modern, abstract, colorful, grid, lines, stripes, textured, bold, colorful, abstract, non-representational, modern , oil painting, pink
Pink Stripes...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Watercolor
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